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State government to challenge HC Order quashing board exams before Division Bench

The Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) has said they will challenge the High Court order quashing board exams for Classes 5, 8, 9 and 11, before the Division Bench and seek an urgent hearing. Exams for Classes 5, 8 and 9 are scheduled to begin from March 11.…

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Karnataka High Court stays proceedings before special court for handing over Jayalalithaa’s confiscated ornaments to T.N. government

Karnataka High Court stays handing over Jayalalithaa's confiscated gold, niece files petition challenging special court's decision.

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Karnataka High Court directs State government to file affidavit on whether backward classes commission submitted report on caste-based survey

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the State government to file an affidavit on the facts about whether Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes Commission (KSCBC) had submitted a report on caste-wise survey as a government advocate orally told the court that they are “not aware of submission…

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Retired govt. employee gets relief as Karnataka High Court orders encashment of illegally forfeited privilege leave

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the authorities to encash 90 days of privilege leave, which was wrongly forfeited from the terminal benefits of a retired employee in 2013 for the reason that her husband had not undergone vasectomy as per norms to claim maternity leave of 90 days,…

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While Gujarati is my mathru bhasha, Kannada will be my karma bhasha: Chief Justice Anjaria

Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka N.V. Anjaria said on Monday that he too is an ardent supporter of mathru bhasha, the mother tongue, while pointing out that he had learnt that Jnanpith awardee Kannada litterateur Kuvempu’s view was that the children in Karnataka should mandatorily learn Kannada…

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Justice Anjaria takes oath as 34th Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court

Justice Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria took oath as 34th Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka

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Karnataka High Court refuses to dismiss petition challenging election of MLA Haris

The High Court of Karnataka has decided to continue hearing on a petition questioning the legality of the election of Congress party’s N.A. Haris to the State Legislative Assembly from Shantinagar constituency in the polls held in 2023.

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Karnataka High Court issues notice to State and CBI on petition filed by Soujanya’s father seeking fresh investigation into rape and murder case

The High Court of Karnataka has ordered the issue of notice to the State government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a petition seeking a fresh investigation into the 2012 case of rape and murder of 17-year-old Soujanya, who was a student of SDM College, Ujire, near Dharmasthala,…

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High Court castigates Karnataka government for not staring inquiry and delay in release of dues to contractors

Castigating the State government for not moving an inch further since August 2023 on holding inquiries against alleged illegality by contractors in executing works, the High Court of Karnataka made it clear that it will order the release of the entire amount due to the contractors without permitting the inquiry…

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State pensioners have to be handled with soft gloves, sympathy and smile: Karnataka High Court

Observing that “State pensioners have to be handled with soft gloves, sympathy and smile,” the High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to revise the pension of a 63-year-old retired government school teacher by adding Kannada Language Examination (KLE) increment to her terminal benefits.

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Karnataka High Court refuses to quash criminal case against Siddaramaiah and other Congress leaders for holding protest on road in 2022

The High Court of Karnataka declines to quash criminal case against Congress leaders for causing disturbance to public and movement of vehicles during a protest on public road.

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LS polls: Karnataka High Court notice to EC on plea to curb use of tech-based platforms to bribe voters

The High Court of Karnataka has ordered issue of notice to the Election Commission of India on a PIL petition, which has sought directions to the EC to formulate new guidelines and introduce measures to curb newer and innovative corrupt practices, including bribing voters through gift cards, digital payments, and…

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Justice Dinesh Kumar appointed Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court

Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar, who will have a tenure of less than a month as he retires on February 24, is acting Chief Justice of the High Court after Justice P.B. Varale was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court

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Doors of courts are closed to ‘Rip Van Winkles’ like Anil Lad: Karnataka High Court

The doors of the courts are not ajar but closed to “Rip Van Winkles” like former MLA Anil H. Lad, who has not only knocked on the court’s doors after nine long years of delay but with “misleading” claims, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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KIADB should study need for land before initiating acquisition process: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) should not venture into issuing preliminary notification for acquiring land without conducting proper study on its requirement, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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Karnataka High Court asks Advocate-General to take up issue of parking of vehicles on footpaths

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday orally asked the State Advocate-General to take up with the appropriate authorities the issue of parking of vehicles on footpaths across the city as this menace is resulting in severe hardship for pedestrians.

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High Court stays FIRs against Chakravarti Sulibele

The High Court of Karnataka in Kalaburagi stays action on FIRs filed against right-wing activist Chakravarti Sulibele.

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Complaint against engaging persons for manual scavenging has to be made before the judicial magistrate, not before police: Karnataka High Court

The complaints against employing or engaging persons for manual scavenging, contrary to the provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, will have to be made before the jurisdictional judicial magistrate and not before the police, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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Shooter’s plea: DC acted ‘blatantly contrary to law’, says HC

The High Court of Karnataka has said that the Deputy Commissioner, Kodagu, had acted “blatantly contrary to law” in keeping for nearly three years an application filed by a “renowned shooter”, who had sought permission under the Arms Act, 1959 to possess additional arms, even though the application should have…

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Karnataka High Court dissolves apex court formed committee on Shivarama Karanth layout

The High Court of Karnataka dissolves a committee assigned by the apex court to verify the legality of buildings in Bengaluru.

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Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale sworn in, takes Dalit representation in Supreme Court to three

Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale took the oath of office as judge of the Supreme Court on Thursday, raising the Dalit representation on the Bench to three. His appointment was cleared by the Centre on January 24. He had served as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka from…

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Karnataka High Court directs FRRO to deport ‘suspicious’ Bangladeshi woman without insisting on payment of fee

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to allow a 46-year-old Bangladeshi woman to leave the country without insisting on any fee when not only her actions in India were suspicious, but she also had links with the officers of the Special Services Group…

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Inspector General of Registration will have to avail online Aadhaar verification service to avoid impersonation: HC

The High Court of Karnataka orders the Department of Stamps and Registration to register as an Aadhaar service provider to prevent impersonation using forged cards.

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Karnataka High Court imposes cost of ₹5 lakh on govt. for delay in enforcing court order

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the State government to deposit ₹5 lakh as cost and recover this amount from the six erring officers, who have till today failed to pay the enhanced salary to a library assistant in a private aided school as was directed by the…

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Banks have no power to withhold or retain passport or OCI card: Karnataka High Court

Banks have no power in law to either withhold or retain a passport issued by a foreign country or the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card, the High Court of Karnataka has said.

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